Re: Sticky Ignition Key Fix for all Crossfires 2004 thru 2006
Originally Posted by
GraphiteGhost
I have one pressing question and two minor points to ask/highlight. The important one is 'How thick is the cast metal at the place your clamping at with the vise-grips'? If too much pressure is applied with the vise-grips, can it crush/crack the housing? Now on to the minor highlights, When you document the MOD (great job BTW) please be sure the next owner UNDERSTANDS what your talking about. A reference to a more detailed write-up in say, the owners manual, or a separate sheet of paper, with detail exactly what a 'Sticky Key MOD' is, could enhance that line on that fuse panel card (especially since it may be years until someone actually opens that cover). The final highlight, is also a sort of a question, How The He11 Is That Dual Vise-Grips/Assembly Standing Up Like That? It seems to defy gravity being the way they look stacked in that picture angle. Great job on your post BTW!
Good questions.... Fret not, the vise-grips are just there to hold the assembly for the picture to show how it might be considered too dangerous to do with the key FOB still in the cylinder.
To me the housing is fairly robust and I have seen posts discussing placing it in a vise so the tension on the vise-grips should be no worse than what one would do in a vise. Now that is me somewhat mechanically inclined. Someone who never used a vice before might just crank away on the housing.
Yes, adding Crossfireforum dot com is a good idea for identifying the original document location, besides if I were selling I would tell any potential buyer all about it anyway. I did when I sold the roadster but yet to see them here or on Facebook. 
Last edited by KDW4Him; Apr 18, 2015 at 11:29 PM.